By Jack Willis, Chair of the Board
• April 25, 2025
A Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) professor will join a five-person fellowship cohort to examine democracy’s role in the world and propose ideas to strengthen democratic networks, the university...
By Ajani Stella, Special to The Hoya
• September 27, 2024
Political scientists, legal analysts and policymakers warned about weaknesses in global democracy at a virtual panel event Sept. 25.
Sanford J. Ungar, director of the Free Speech Project, moderated...
By Aamir Jamil, Senior News Editor
• September 17, 2024
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) warned against threats to democracy and freedom related to the upcoming presidential election at a Sept. 13 Georgetown University event.
Raskin, joined by Sanford J. Ungar,...
Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson emphasized the importance of protecting democracy worldwide at Georgetown University at an April 11 event.
The Georgetown Institute...
A professor provided insight into the implications of Mexico’s 2024 presidential election in a conversation hosted by the Georgetown Americas Institute (GAI) Feb. 22.
Denise Dresser, a Mexican...
By Nola Goodwin, Hoya Staff Writer
• February 16, 2024
A panel of Latin American journalists discussed the risks of reporting in Venezuela and El Salvador at a Georgetown University event Feb. 13.
The Latin American Student Association, a student group...
Zin Mar Aung, Myanmar’s shadow minister of foreign affairs, discussed life under military rule and Myanmar’s quest for democracy in a Jan. 29 roundtable discussion.
Aung was elected to the country’s...
Polarization is everywhere in our lives: It has poisoned American politics by turning democracy into an existential war in which each side sees the other as a threat to its most cherished values. For...
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) talked about his tenure in Congress and the role of faith in his personal life at a Nov. 28 Georgetown University event.
Jim Wallis, the director of the Georgetown Center...
A democracy researcher discussed the current state of global governance with students and professors in a March 14 event hosted by the Georgetown University department of government.
Staffan Lindberg,...
While India struggles with data access, improved journalistic practices may offer a solution, author and data journalist Rukmini Shrinivasan said at a book talk.
Shrinivasan spoke at an Oct. 21 event...
Young people historically turn out to vote at abysmal rates, yet their voices are critical. In an electoral system that makes voting inaccessible and onerous, college students — many of whom are voting...
